WAIMEA, Hawaii — The No. 16 Texas Tech men’s golf team jumped out to a blistering start Thursday, shooting 21-under-par behind four subpar counting scores in the opening round at Mauna Lani’s North Course.
The Red Raiders sit tied for fourth in the 20-team field. Despite the strong start, the Red Raiders are 11 shots back of first-round leader No. 5 Auburn.
Texas Tech’s four counting scores came from Adam Bresnu (7-under 65), Connor Graham (6-under 66), Ben Gregg (4-under 68) and Tim Wiedemeyer (3-under 69), placing all four inside the top 30 individually among the 122-player field.
Bresnu leads the Red Raiders in a tie for ninth at 7-under and is four shots off the lead, held by Pepperdine’s Mahanth Chirravuri, who fired an 11-under 61. Graham is tied for 18th, one stroke behind Bresnu and five shots off the pace.
The first-round course average was 70.08, with 19 of the 20 teams finishing under par. Ideal island conditions — including minimal wind, sunshine and temperatures in the low 80s — contributed to low scoring, along with yardages set at 6,913 yards.
The second round will begin on Friday with a 7:30 a.m. HT (11:30 a.m. CT) shotgun start. The final round is set for Saturday.
Amer Ari Invitational (Rd. 1 Results)
1. Auburn: 256 (-32)
2. Stanford: 261 (-27)
3. Arizona State: 265 (-23)
T-4. Texas Tech: 267 (-21)
T-4. Oklahoma State: 267 (-21)
6. Oregon State: 268 (-20)
7. Texas: 269 (-19)
8. Pepperdine: 271 (-17)
9. UCLA: 272 (-16)
10. Washington: 273 (-15)
11. Georgia Tech: 274 (-14)
12. North Carolina: 275 (-13)
13. UC Davis: 277 (-11)
14. San Jose State: 279 (-9)
15. Osaka Gakuin: 280 (-8)
T-16. Pacific: 283 (-5)
T-16. Oregon: 283 (-5)
T-18. Hawaii-Hilo: 285 (-3)
T-18. Hawaii: 285 (-3)
20. UT Arlington: 302 (+14)
Red Raiders in the Field (Rd. 1 Results)
T-9. Adam Bresnu: 65 (-7)
T-18. Connor Graham: 66 (-6)
T-28. Ben Gregg: 68 (-4)
T-28. Tim Wiedemeyer: 68 (-4)
T-42. Brady McHenry: 69 (-3)
T-60. Simon Hovdal (i): 70 (-2)
T-92. Price Hill (i): 73 (+1)
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